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There are a lot of factors that contribute to Canadas power in the world One of the major factors is Canadas Natural Resources Some of Canadas Natural Resources include Minerals Energy Forestry Mining is a very important business in Canada with mines all over the provinces and territories Canada is one of the biggest mining countries in the world Canada mines over 60 minerals and metals In 2000 the mining industry brought in 304 billion dollars for the Canadian economy Canada is one of the world top exporters of minerals 80 of the mineral production in Canada is exported which contributes to the Canadian economy Canada is the worlds leader in the mining of uranium and potash Canada is also ranked in the top five for Nickel Lead Aluminum gold zinc copper gypsum molybdenum platinum salt cadmium titanium and asbestos For Canada energy is also one of their biggest and most important resources In 1999 Canada produced 113 billion barrels of crude oil In 200 crude oil production was at 135 million barrels per dayBPD of light and 085 million BPD of heavy together totaling 22 million BPD or 803 million barrels for the year In 200 Canada produced 69 million tonnes of coal and produced 600 net terawatt hours from electricity generation The United States is accountable for 96 of all Canadian energy Exports totaling 522 billion The forestry industry in Canada is very large with 696 billion in shipments per year Canada has 10 of the worlds forests and it is the worlds largest forest products exporter The total value for forest products exported was at 474 billion in 2000 Its not just the resources that contribute to Canadas power Other things like employment rates education manufacturing farming research and development of aeronautical engineering automotive research and computer development What makes the country grow is all the products that Canada exports and the jobs that the industries create With

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